Method of making check-book covers.



C. P. ZOE-LHB.

METHOD QF mmclNG CHECK Boon COVERS. APPLICATION FILED IUNE28. i918.

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METHOD 0F MAKNG CHECK BOOK COVERS.

APPLICATION r1LEn1uNE28.19|s.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.. 5, falle..

Application led .Tune 28, 19,13. Serial No. 242,378.

To all whom t mag/concern:

Be it known thatll, CHARLns F. Zonne, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Stockton', in the county of San Joaquin and State of California, have in- Vented certain new and useful Improve ments'inMethods of Making Check-Book Covers; and ll do declare the following to be a clear, fulltfand exact `description of the same, reference beingh'ad to the accompanying drawings, andto the characters of reference markedthereon, which frm a part of this 'applicationl This invention" relates" to improvements in the method oflmakinfg check book covers, using leatheror imitatien leather, as abacking,"used 'by banks and bankers generally for distribution to theircustomersas a convenient means for carrying their small pocket check bhoks.Y While genuine leather is of course the best'Ina`teri'al,`l it'will be obvious that inasmuchas these are given out, gratis, in large numbers, it" is essential that they kbe manufactured to ost the distributers the least possible amount-` For this reason, artificial leather is generally used and this description, therefore, `has particular reference te this material] At` the same time, however', the manufactured articleY rmust be neat' in appearance,` flexible at bending points, have thexappearance of leather and must not rapidly grow dilapidated looking as is very common with the present type in general use. y.

`With the above conditions in mind, my improved method is utilized to produce a very fine appearing cover, with the pockets so made and positioned,y and the covering so mounted thereon as to Hex at points where thel material is so arranged as not to readily disassociate butwill hold its shape until the .usefulness ofthe cover as a .whole is gone. y

` A` further object `of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device andyet one which will be exceedingly et'- fective for the purposes for which itis designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully` appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

On the drawings, similar characters of reference indicate` corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure l isa plan view of the fabric which forms the outer lining for the cover.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the lamination of stiffening material placed on the fabric shown in Fig.` l.

Fig. 3 is aplanview of thebuilt up fabric shown in Fig. 2 after ithas been inserted in the press and grained and treated to give it the appearance of leather.

Fig. 4C is a plan view of the subject matter shown in Fig. 3, with the pocket pieces laidf in position thereon, and the edges ofthe cover fabric turned over.`

Fig is a plan view ofthe subject matter shown in Fig`.` 4 with the inner lining placed thereover. y

Fig. Gis a perspective view of the finished product:

` Fig. 7 vis a sectional view,` enlarged, taken on aline X-X of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of anished' cover of modifiedform being'bent at the centerjonly.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the built Vup fabric after graning showing the treatment ofy the stilfening material where the bends will be. y

Fig. l0 is an enlarged side elevation of the same.

Describing now my improved method of making each check book cover,` l first take a lamination of fabric l of any desiredmaterial found suitable for the purpose. Un the inner face of this, l glue a lamination of stiflening material 2, ordinary pasteboard, being best suited for my purpose." l[ then place these double where they are grained to have the ance of leather, as shown in Fig. 3. y

The dimensions of the lamination 2 are less than the dimensions of the lamination l so that it leaves free edges of the fabric around the stilfening material. l then place on the inner face of the grained material two pocket boards 3 `and l which are spaced slightly apart attheir inner ends, as at 5, to form a flexible point for the cover loe-` tween the pockets so that the same can `be conveniently folded to be carried in the clothes of the user.`

Also, the members 3 and 4 terminate short of the members l and 2 at their outer ends so as to provide an inclosing cover 6 at one end arranged to be bent over the other end. lf desired, the ends may be fastened together by means of a button i and clip 8...

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- grained appearance on AfterI have laid in the stift` pocket pieces 3 and 4, I then turn over the free edges of the member 1, as shown in Fig. 4. Then, I place over the pocket members the inner lining 9 which is turned back into the ends of the pocket pieces to make a neat appearance. Similarly over the free projecting ends of the members 1 and 2 I insert the inner lining 10 which extends a short way into the open ends of the pockets 3 and 4 so as to likewise ,make a neat appearance (see Fig. 7).

Referring now to Figs. 8 and 9, I have shown an improved method of flexing the stilfening lamination at the point on the cover where the bend is to be. It is obvious that should the same thickness of stiffening material be laid throughout the cover, it will be either too heavy to give a flexible bend where needed, or, being of the proper thinness to give flexibility at thebend, will not be of sufficient stiffness for the body of the cover.

Hence, taking advantage of the construc- ,tion of the ordinary form of cardboard,

which permits of a portion of its thickness to be easily and evenly peeled olf, I have cut parallel indentations, as at 11, the width of the cover, a desired depth into the stiHening material and spaced apart the width of the bending portion 12, removing from between these indentations a layer of the stifiening cardboard, leaving the thin portion 18 of a flexibility sufficient to easily bend the check book cover at the desired point. This is done after graining, but before placing the pocket pieces or turning over the edges. In the treatment of the cover shown in Fig. 3, the indentations would be along the dotted lines 14.

With the above method, having particular reference to the use of artificial leather therewith, in which the built up laminations are pressed for graining before being thinned down in places as stated, I am enabled to have a cover which will present a fully the outside throughout, as it is obvious that if the thinning was done first, or was done by building up the remainder of the cover to a suitable stiffness before graining, the grain would show a weaker impression at these thin places.

In the cover shown in Fig. 10, the construction is the same as for the cover heretofore described, the location of the bend, and the positioning of the pockets 15 and 16 being the only features of difference therein.

It will be noted that in my improved article, the stiff pocket members are independent pieces, practically, from the inner and outer linings. These inner and outer linings are so fastened that at their flexible points they are substantially one piece, while the pocket boards are in themselves independent pieces.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for Thus, at the flexible points 5 and 6, there is no independent stiff member to break and pull loose from the inner and outer linings, as is the common trouble with the present type of check book covers. In the present type, the pockets are made merely by laying the outer stiliening member on the outer lining and then bending it back to make the pocket. By this method, the outer lining cannot be made independently and pressed together as it can be done in my improved method. Consequently, the backs become loose from the bent back pocket boards and the entire cover soon becomes loose and dilapidated looking.

My improved outer lining being independent of the pocket pieces, permits it to hold its shape during the entire life of the cover.

From the foregoing description, it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth therein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice, such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure bv Letters Patent is 1. The herein described method of manufacturing check book covers consisting in forming a relatively stiff cover adapted to Hex at desired points, placing independent pocket members on the inner face thereof in spaced relation, and adhesively securing a relatively thin inner lining over the pocket pieces and to the said cover between the same, whereby the lining and the cover will be adhesively held together at the flexing points of the cover independently of the pocket pieces.

2. The herein described method of manufacturing check book covers consisting in taking an outer cover, adhesively placing a lamination of relatively thick material on the inner face thereof, pressing them together to attain a grained effect, placing independent pocket pieces to the inner face of the grained product in spaced relation, and adhesively securing a relatively thin inner lining over the pocket pieces and to the relatively stiff outer structure, whereby the eutire structure other than the pockets will be adhesively secured together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. ZOERB.

IVitnesses:

VERADINE WARNER, BERNARD PRIVAT.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents,

Washington, D. G. 

